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2. Olga

Gillian is finding dealing with her daughter and mother difficult enough, and then Olga arrives. Stars Paola Dionisotti.

Gillian is finding dealing with her daughter and mother difficult enough, and then her friend Olga arrives.

Gillian lives with her nineteen-year-old daughter and eighty-nine-year-old mother and her beloved boxer dog. Life is a constant balancing act, lived in the eye of the storm.

Starring Paola Dionisotti as Gillian.

Second episode in a series based on the original stories by Michele Hanson.

Gillian .... Paola Dionisotti
Bernice .... Edna Doré
Chloe .... Luisa Bradshaw-White
Rosemary .... Angela Down
Olga .... Frances Jeater

Written by Michele Hanson and Jenny Landreth.

Director: Marilyn Imrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.

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15 minutes

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